Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 22:18-23

18So the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428orderedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Doegלְדוֹאֵ֔גle.do.yegH1673, “Youאַתָּ֔ה'a.TahH859turnסֹ֣בsoH5437and strike downוּפְגַ֖עu.fe.Ga'H6293the priestsבַּכֹּהֲנִ֑יםba.ko.ha.NimH3548!”And Doegדּוֹאֵ֣גdo.yegH1673the Edomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֗יha.'a.do.MiH130turnedוַיִּסֹּ֞בvai.yi.SoH5437and struck downוַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-H6293the priestsבַּכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםba.Ko.ha.NimH3548himselfהוּא֙hu'H1931.On thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117he killedוַיָּ֣מֶת׀vai.Ya.metH4191eighty-fiveשְׁמֹנִ֤ים וַחֲמִשָּׁה֙she.mo.Nim va.cha.mi.ShahH8084 H2568menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376who woreנֹשֵׂ֖אno.Se'H5375the linenבָּֽד׃BadH906ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646.

19וְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853He also putהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221to the swordלְפִי־ חֶ֔רֶבle.fi- Che.revH6310 H2719Nobנֹ֤בnoH5011,the cityעִיר־'ir-H5892of the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,with its menמֵאִישׁ֙me.'IshH376andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704womenאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,childrenמֵעוֹלֵ֖לme.'o.LelH5768andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704infantsיוֹנֵ֑קyo.NekH3243,oxenוְשׁ֧וֹרve.ShorH7794,donkeysוַחֲמ֛וֹרva.cha.MorH2543,and sheepוָשֶׂ֖ה לְפִי־ חָֽרֶב׃va.Seh le.fi- Cha.revH7716 H6310 H2719.

20But oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259of the sonsבֵּן־ben-H1121of Ahimelechלַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙la.'a.chi.Me.lekhH288sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִט֔וּב'a.chi.TuvH285escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֣טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422.His nameוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034was Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֑ר'ev.ya.TarH54,and he fledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272toאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

21And Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֖ר'ev.ya.TarH54toldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732thatכִּ֚יkiH3588Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586אֵ֖ת'etH853had killedהָרַ֣גha.RagH2026the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֥יko.ha.NeiH3548of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22Then Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abiatharלְאֶבְיָתָ֗רle.'ev.ya.TarH54, “I knewיָדַ֜עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that Doegדּוֹאֵ֣גdo.yegH1673the Edomiteכִּֽי־ הָאֲדֹמִ֔יki- ha.'a.do.MiH130 H3588was thereשָׁם֙shamH8033thatהַהוּא֙ha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117,and thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588he was sure to tellH5046Saulלְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'UlH7586.I myselfאָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiH595am responsibleסַבֹּ֔תִיsa.Bo.tiH5437for the livesנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of everyoneבְּכָל־be.kholH3605in your father’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

23Stayשְׁבָ֤הshe.VahH3427with meאִתִּי֙'i.TiH854;do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֔אti.Ra'H3372,forכִּ֛יkiH3588he whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834seeksיְבַקֵּ֥שׁye.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853your lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315is seekingיְבַקֵּ֣שׁye.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853mineנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ כִּֽי־naf.She.kha ki-H5315 H3588as well.Youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859will be safeמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931with meעִמָּדִֽי׃'i.ma.DiH5978.”

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